Farul Constanţa vs CFR Cluj Prediction: Both sides will find the net

The race for the top 3 continues in the Romania Liga I as Farul Constanţa welcome CFR Cluj to the Stadionul Central on Friday. Two points separate the two sides on the table, and both teams can still make it to Europe next season. Below are previews, H2H, expert betting tips, and odds.

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Farul Constanţa returned to winning ways in their last game with a 2-1 win against Universitatea Craiova. Universitatea Craiova were the first to be on the scoreboard in just 4 minutes into the game before Ionut Cojocaru got an equaliser for Farul in the 21st minute and got a second goal and the winner in the 45+5th minute. Farul Constanţa had 15 shots in the game, and 9 were on target. The win ended Farul Constanţa’s 2-game winless run. They have now won 2 games in the championship group, drew 1 and lost 1. The Sharks have also seen 2 wins in their last 8 games.

They are 4th in the championship group with 29 points, 2 points behind second-placed CFR Cluj. A win in this game will keep their European competition hope alive going to the next season.

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CFR Cluj's hopes of closing the gap to the first team on the table were dashed in their last game, where they lost 1-0 to FCSB. CFR Cluj fired 22 goal attempts in the game, with just 5 finding the target, and none could lead to a goal. The Provincial Champion have only seen 1 win in the championship group (4-1 vs Rapid Bucuresti), and their hope of getting a continental ticket is becoming scary day in and day out. They sit second on the table with 31 points, 13 points off the top and just 2 points above the 4th-placed Farul. Aly Abeid will miss this game after seeing a straight red card against FCSB.

These 2 sides have met 21 times in their recorded history. Farul have won 3 times, CFR Cluj have won 14 times, and 4 games ended in draws. The last match between the two sides ended in a one-all draw.

Both sides have not been doing well in the championship group so far, and they can't keep performing like this if they want to pick up a continental ticket. Both sides still have the chance to pick a spot in the Conference League qualification since the opportunity to claim the title is already gone. Farul will need to work on the finishes to see if they will get anything from this clash. They have been wasteful, as they have scored just 5 goals out of their 12.5 shots per game in the championship group so far. However, with the storied dominace of CFR Cluj against Farul, I won't risk it all to place my money on Farul, but I will go for Farul to win or draw, and both sides are expected to find the net.

• BTTS for 1.80 odds
• Over 2.5 for 2.00 odds
• 1X for 1.65 odds